releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Stem Observation Area
400
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
30
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
60
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
75
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Headwater seepage swamp. Small and narrow wetland in shallow ravine bottom with high sedge diversity. Stream channel runs through seep. Adjacent upland slopes are Oak / Heath and pine plantation.
Fine gravels in stream channel with silty organic accumulations and silty clay on hummocks over fine gravel.
0-2 cm loose leaf litter
2-10 cm organic muck with silty
10+ cm fine gravel